Editorial AI Development Intern

Rebele Journalism Internship Program:

HNP Editorial AI Development Intern

The Hearst Newspapers (HNP) DevHub is hiring a Newsroom AI Intern for the winter season who is passionate about local news, journalism and service to our communities. In this role, you’ll contribute hands-on automation and enablement support to extend and strengthen our growing suite of editorial AI services and newsroom tools, while building your own skills along the way.

The HNP DevHub is a team of engineers, developers, designers, project managers and content strategists who collaborate with local newsrooms to create best-in-class digital experiences. We make things like election results pages, searchable databases, severe weather trackers, alternative story formats and whatever else you can dream up. You can learn more about the DevHub here.

The Skillset

Ideal candidates will be able to showcase some of the following. We do not expect candidates to be proficient in every area.

• Experience with AI tooling and a proven track record of building prototypes with AI.
• Familiarity with prompt design, evaluation workflows or AI product prototyping.
• Understanding of JSON and basic web architecture.
• Working knowledge of Git and Github.
• Experience in a modern newsroom (including student publications) or a related work environment.
• Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects and fast deadlines.
• Comfort with Slack, Zoom and Google Sheets.
• Any experience with the following tools/systems is a plus:
• AI-integrated IDEs (Github Copilot, Cursor).
• AWS systems such as S3, EC2, Lambda.

The Responsibilities

• Hands-on support for our editorial AI initiatives.
• Prototyping newsroom-facing AI workflows (e.g., Slack-based alerts, utilities and reporting tools).
• Contributing to internal tooling that makes our workflows and development processes more repeatable and scalable.
• Writing clear internal documentation to support adoption and maintainability.
• Supporting experimentation and evaluation of AI-driven newsroom utilities.
• Collaborate with team members on data-driven AI projects.
• Learn how to create digital tools and experiences to make communities stronger and readers’ lives easier.

If you’re passionate about ambitious local journalism, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We know there are many great candidates who may not check all of these boxes.

The Basics

• This position is full time and paid: $21.87/hour.
• This position is 20 to 40 hours a week, depending on the candidate’s requirements.
• The internship will be hosted over 10 to 14 weeks starting in January.

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